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Applying for admission and a scholarship has never been easier using our on-line application form.

In addition to the range of scholarship opportunities provided through Monash, you can also access support for your research, including overseas research, from the Australian Government and other major external organisations.

Monash has many well-established partnerships with international and domestic universities, industry leadership groups and governments, that you can benefit from by taking up a scholarship they offer.

The list below is by no means exhaustive – but it’s a good place to start when searching for a scholarship opportunity.

A*STAR Monash Research Attachment Programme, Singapore
General Sir John Monash Foundation Scholarships
Australian Government Endeavour Awards
Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Awards
NHMRC Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Program (CSFP)

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Monash Research Attachment Program

This program allows Monash research students to undertake PhD studies at both Monash and an A*STAR Research Institute (RI) in Singapore, where students will typically spend up to two years.

For more information visit the A*STAR website to read about their research activity.

General Sir John Monash Foundation Scholarships

The General Sir John Monash Foundation Scholarships support Australian students to undertake postgraduate study at the world’s finest universities. Each award is valued at $150,000 (tax exempt) and supports study for a PhD, DPhil or equivalent degree, or relevant professional master’s degree at universities that are the best in a particular field.

Up to eight awards are granted annually to outstanding Australian citizens, graduating from Australian universities, to enable postgraduate study abroad in their field of study.

The General Sir John Monash Foundation can provide more details.

Australian Government Endeavour Awards

The awards allow overseas students to study in Australia, and Australian students to study overseas. You apply through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and not Monash University.

Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Awards

This category of the Endeavour Awards provides a unique opportunity to undertake international study and research related to your Australian degree, while gaining international work experience through an internship or work placement and building your professional network in Asia.
The awards are open to Australian undergraduates and postgraduates in any field of study, with 20 postgraduate and 20 undergraduate awards available each year.

The awards aim to:

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Scholarships

These scholarships support the training of outstanding Australian health and medical graduates early in their career to help them become original, independent and internationally competitive researchers.

The scholarships help students attain a PhD, equivalent degree or master’s degree through full-time research. You apply through the NHMRC, but only in consultation with your Monash supervisor and department head.

You need to read the NHMRC’s instructions before submitting an application, which can only be made through its Research Grants Management System (RGMS).

Before submitting an application, you need to take several important steps at Monash, including:

  • preparing your application with the help of your proposed supervisor
  • contacting your referees as soon as you begin preparing your application – they can upload their reports directly to RGMS
  • completing the Application Certification section of the application process, but only when your application is ready to be finalised as certification prevents further editing
  • arranging for your proposed supervisor and head of department to sign the University Certification Form and attach it to a hard-copy of your application
  • providing a hard copy of the application and all original attachments to MIGR.

Opening and closing dates

Applications for NHMRC scholarships open on 1 May and close at Monash on 26 June, which is before the official NHRMC closing date of 3 July.

Our early closing date gives us time to ensure that your application is complete.

Eligibility

In addition to the specific criteria that could apply to a NHMRC scholarship, depending on its type, as explained in the NHMRC’s applicant instructions, you must also:

  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen, holding a Special Category Visa – you can apply if you’ve sought but haven’t received permanent residency or a Special Category Visa, and provide evidence of your status before the start of your award
  • be enrolled, or intend to enrol, in a doctoral degree (with a 100 per cent research component), and
  • have made prior arrangements with the head of the department in which you propose to study.

Reasons you could be ineligibile for a NHMRC scholarship include:

  • you’re in the final year of an honours’ degree 
  • you’re already receiving an Australian Postgraduate Award or equivalent Australian Government-funded scholarship
  • you are, or will be, entering your third, full-time (or full-time equivalent) year of PhD studies on or after 31 January in the year in which the award is to commence.

Scholarships to Developed Commonwealth Countries

The Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Program (CSFP) provides prospective applicants with an opportunity to study in the United Kingdom (UK).

This scheme provides Commonwealth scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries to undertake Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) study in the UK. The scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Further information is available from http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/eas/ , but the following points should be noted:

  1. Applications for CSFP must be submitted via the Electronic Application System (EAS). Once the EAS closes no further applications can be made after that date. The Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC) will not accept any applications which are not submitted via the EAS to the nominating agency/university/university body in the candidate’s home country.

  2. Prospectuses relating to CSFP are available at: http://www.csfp-online.org/.
    Please refer to: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developing-cw/, and The Terms and Eligibility: Commonwealth Scholarships prospectus 2012.
    Information on scholarships to developed Commonwealth countries (including Australia) and updates on the list of participating institutions can be found on the CSC Web site.
    The closing date for  the 2014 round is still to be confirmed.

  3. Any enquiries regarding the CSFP offers or prospectuses should be directed to: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/about-us/contact-us/.

 

More information

For more information or help with any scholarships and support available to Monash research students, contact:

Arun Kumar
Senior Research Awards Officer
Monash University Institute of Graduate Research (MIGR)
Phone: +61 3 9905 2070
Email: arun.kumar@monash.edu

Vesna Nikolovski
Senior Research Scholarships Officer
MIGR 
Phone: +61 3 9905 1471
Email: vesna.nikolovski@monash.edu